An Improved Weighted Byzantine Fault Tolerance Algorithm for Cross-Chain System

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671-1122.2023.08.010

Abstract

Abstract:

The relay chain is one of the widely recognized cross-chain technologies. Currently, practical Byzantine fault tolerance and its improved algorithms, such as weighted practical Byzantine fault tolerance(WPBFT), are mostly used in cross-chain scenarios. WPBFT attaches weights to nodes to reduce the impact of malicious nodes, but its weight update mechanism is simple, in which the cost of evil is low, thus threatening the security of the whole system. To solve the problem, an improved practical weighted Byzantine fault tolerance(IWPBFT) was proposed for relay chains with safety and efficiency requirements, which improved the consensus process and weight change mechanism of WPBFT. This algorithm proposed a new weight update mechanism and node reward and punishment mechanism. Experiments show that the leader node has a lower error rate and a higher consensus success rate. IWPBFT improves the security, reliability, and fault tolerance of the relay chain, reduces the delay, and improves the cross-chain efficiency of the relay chain.

Key words: blockchain, cross-chain, consensus algorithm, Byzantine fault tolerance

CLC Number:

TP309

SHAO Zhenzhe, JIANG Jiajia, ZHAO Jiahao, ZHANG Yushu. An Improved Weighted Byzantine Fault Tolerance Algorithm for Cross-Chain System[J]. Netinfo Security, 2023, 23(8): 109-120.

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共识机制	优点	缺点	适用范围
PoW	所有节点共同参与共识，安全性高，作恶成本高，需要达到全网51%算力	浪费大量计算资源和电力资源，很容易造成分叉，共识效率低，出块速度慢	对可靠性要求很高的公有链
PoS	开销小，共识效率较高，作恶成本高，需要达到全网51%币龄	代币集中化，流动性变差，造成中心化	公有链、联盟链
PBFT	不存在竞争记账机制带来的问题，共识效率高	恶意节点较多时不能达成共识，有节点准入机制	联盟链、企业级应用的链